Howells, M;
Holger Rogner, H;
Mentis, D;
Broad, O;
(2017)
Energy access and electricity planning.
(SEAR Special Feature Report
115065
).
The World Bank: Washington, DC, USA.
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Abstract
As developing countries look for ways to achieve sustainable energy services, which is essential to lift people out of poverty, the big challenge centers around providing access for all while avoiding past pitfalls without creating new ones. The reality is that this can only occur if there is a fundamental transformation of energy systems along the entire set of resource to energy service chains - and that will necessitate greater energy efficiency and a bigger role for renewables in the global energy mix energy. Competitive and private sector dominated energy markets rely on clear and consistent government energy-environment policies to align their investment decisions with sustainable development objectives. This paper tries to shed light on how developing countries can carry out energy planning by reviewing the available methodologies and tools, including their potential to integrate rural energy access and encourage the uptake of renewable energy technologies. It also probes how investment needs and cost-effectiveness are reflected in different analytic and planning tools - with a case study on Ethiopia. And it examines the interaction of energy planning and scenario development and how these are applied to informed policy making. The findings suggest that energy planning is essential and feasible. However, support is required to improve data collection and access, develop open accessible modelling tools, and build sustainable national capacity to undertake planning
| Type: | Report |
|---|---|
| Title: | Energy access and electricity planning |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | https://documents.worldbank.org/en/publication/doc... |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the version of record. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Energy;access to modern cooking fuels;energy system;analysis of climate change;infrastructure needs;transmission and distribution system;food and agricultural;access to electricity service;cost of electricity generation;mini climate assessment model;regional model;increase in energy demand;energy model;energy access;energy and water;Energy Sector;energy policies;electricity access;cost of energy;energy economics;renewable energy management;comprehensive energy planning;demand for energy;renewable energy technologies |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of the Built Environment > Bartlett School Env, Energy and Resources |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10086855 |
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